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Waterkloof Four's sentence upheld
ndependent Online (South Africa) - Friday, May 09, 2008
he so-called Waterkloof Four will bring an application for leave to appeal against a judgment by the Pretoria High Court after it rejected an appeal to overturn their murder ... more
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'No bad feelings after I stabbed Taliep'
ndependent Online (South Africa) - Friday, May 09, 2008
witness has described how Taliep Petersen's widow, Najwa, gave the the statement after her husband was ... more
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Worst audit opinions for municipalities
ndependent Online (South Africa) - Friday, May 09, 2008
mall and rural-based municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal showed a low capacity in financial management and elicited the "worst" audit ... more
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Mine aids children of four dead workers
ndependent Online (South Africa) - Friday, May 09, 2008
old Fields has made a pledge to take care of the educational needs of the children of four miners killed last ... more
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City trio held after theft of safe
ndependent Online (South Africa) - Friday, May 09, 2008
pumalanga police have arrested a Pretoria woman and two men who allegedly burgled a house in ... more
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Nigeria: SSS Attempts Barring el-Rufai From Travelling
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
here was mild drama at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Intern-ational Airport, Abuja yesterday as attempts by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to stop the former minister of the territory, Mallam Nasiru el-Rufai, from boarding a London-bound flight ... more
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Nigeria: Abraham Adesanya (1922-2008)
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
enator Abraham Aderibigbe Adesanya who died the other day at the age of 85 years was truly remarkable. As an ethnic leader, he vigorously pursued, promoted and, to a recognizable degree, represented the collective yearnings and idiosyncrasies of his people - the ... more
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Zimbabwe: RBZ Reads Riot Act to Banks
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
HE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has warned banks that are deliberately delaying the processing of customer Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) payments that they face immediate closure while urging the public to use formal systems in their foreign currency trading, saying these provide a safe, convenient, transparent and reliable ... more
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Africa: Malawian Media Institutions Dominate Namisa Awards
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
alawi's two media institutions have dominated this year's National Media Institute of Southern Africa (NAMISA) awards which are held annually during commemoration of the World Press Freedom ... more
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South Africa: Transparency Watchdog Slates Scorpions Move
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
NTICORRUPTION watchdog Transparency International said yesterday legislation to disband the Scorpions was a blow to the African National Congress's (ANC's) ... more
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Angola: Irish Rock Star Geldof Riles Tempers
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
rish rocker and activist Bob Geldof's statement that Angola is a country "run by criminals" unleashed a political storm that could have an impact on Portugal's large investment interests in the largest of its former African ... more
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Nigeria: More Calls to Try Obasanjo and Daughter for Corruption
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
alls for the trial of former President Olusegun Obasanjo over alleged corrupt practices swelled across the nation yesterday as different rallies were organised in Abuja and Kaduna by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Coalition of Northern Nigeria Civil Society Organisations, calling on President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to prosecute... more
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Chad: Southern Region Relatively Stable Despite Refugee Influx
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
good level of security prevails in southern Chad, despite concerns over road banditry and an influx of refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR), says the United Nations peacekeeping operation in the two ... more
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Uganda: HIV Cases Soar Among Kampala Sex Workers
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
he prevalence of HIV/Aids among women and girls involved in commercial sex in Kampala is on the ... more
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Nigeria: Ruling Party Offices Bombed in Bayelsa State
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
ess than 48 hours to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag off of the governorship campaign of Chief Timipre Sylva in the ordered re-run election in Bayelsa State, the state secretariat was in the early hours of yesterday attacked with explosives suspected to be ... more
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Tanzania: Security Launches Manhunt for Missing Witness
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
anzanian police in collaboration with the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) security have launched a manhunt for a controversial protected witness who mysteriously disappeared on Tuesday from a safe house in ... more
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Zimbabwe: MDC Still Discounting Run-Off Election
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
HE opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party said on Thursday that it is still not planning to participate in a presidential run-off election against President Robert ... more
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Nigeria: N300m Scam - Senate Rejects Iyabo's Report
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
HE Senate, yesterday, turned down the National Health Bill facilitated by the Federal Ministry of Health with funds from the N300 million unspent 2007 budget of the ... more
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Africa: Electric Light Alternatives Could Help Continent
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
n many of Africa's towns and villages, smoky kerosene lamps are all that keeps the darkness at bay after sunset. However, kerosene is a dangerous and increasingly expensive source of light for Africans who do not have access to electricity -- about three-quarters of those living on the continent, according... more
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Kenya: New Rules to Govern Coalition Proposed
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 09, 2008
resident Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga will head the top decision-making organ of the grand coalition, according to draft proposal on ... more
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